Regulation 6 Circumstances in which financial support is payableI1
England and Wales
Financial support is payable under this Chapter to a special guardian or prospective special guardian—
to facilitate arrangements for a person to become the special guardian of a child where the local authority consider such arrangements to be beneficial to the child’s welfare; or
to support the continuation of such arrangements after a special guardianship order is made.
Such support is payable only in the following circumstances—
where the local authority consider that it is necessary to ensure that the special guardian or prospective special guardian can look after the child;
where the local authority consider that the child needs special care which requires a greater expenditure of resources than would otherwise be the case because of his illness, disability, emotional or behavioural difficulties or the consequences of his past abuse or neglect;
where the local authority consider that it is appropriate to contribute to any legal costs, including court fees, of a special guardian or prospective special guardian, as the case may be, associated with—
the making of a special guardianship order or any application to vary or discharge such an order;
an application for an order under section 8 of the Act;
an order for financial provision to be made to or for the benefit of the child; or
where the local authority consider that it is appropriate to contribute to the expenditure necessary for the purposes of accommodating and maintaining the child, including the provision of furniture and domestic equipment, alterations to and adaptations of the home, provision of means of transport and provision of clothing, toys and other items necessary for the purpose of looking after the child.